Apache2 : Configure mod_ratelimit2021/09/08

	Enable [mod_ratelimit] module to limit bandwidth for clients.
[1]	[mod_ratelimit] is included in httpd package, so it's possible to configure quickly.

root@www:~#

vi /etc/apache2/conf-available/ratelimit.conf

# create new

# for example, limit bandwidth as [500 KB/sec] under the [/download] location

<IfModule mod_ratelimit.c>
    <Location /download>
        SetOutputFilter RATE_LIMIT
        SetEnv rate-limit 500
    </Location>
</IfModule>

root@www:~#

a2enconf ratelimit

Enabling conf ratelimit.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

root@www:~#

a2enmod ratelimit

Considering dependency env for ratelimit:
Module env already enabled
Enabling module ratelimit.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

root@www:~#

systemctl restart apache2

[2]	Access to the location to make sure the settings is effective. The lower one is downloading from the limited location, the upper is downloading from a unlimited location.

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